My mother is moving to a 1 bedroom apt. I lived with my mother for over 40 years. Off and on the lease. Now I have 2 minor kids.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You may have rights. It is not possible to tell if you do because you wrote: "...I lived with my mother for over 40 years....

Having tenants do work around rental?

Dear Guilderland Motel Owner: Did you ever set up records of employment for the long-term motel tenant? Did you pay minimum wage?...

Can I break a "sublease" agreement that stipulates two months of notice (I'm actually a "roommate" legally in NYC)?

Dear Manhattan Roommate: The tenant rented a room to you in an apartment that is not habitable for a person with reasonable values dealing with...

In NYC do I need to provide my 30 days written notice of my intent to vacate my month-to-month lease by the first of the month?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Without benefit of reading your lease, generally a NYC month to month tenant "ends" the tenancy moving before the next...

CAN I REMOVE MYSELF FROM MY LEASE AND LEAVE MY SON WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON LEASE ?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Congratulations on the experience of a forty year tenancy. So what type of tenancy do you have, since that information is...

What is the legal recourse for apartment management company harassing tenants?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Your experience is not normal. You should consider arming yourself with an attorney. NYC Housing Court does not serve...

Do I have a case against a landlord who rented me an illegal basement apt and is now selling the house

Dear Brooklyn Tenant Many NY tenants forced by circumstances or victims of deceit into long term tenancy in illegal dwellings, hoped for a...

Dear Glen Cove Resident: Your mother posted the flip side of your question. You could look it up on your own at:...

Dear Glen Cove Parent: You and your daughter must share more in common than you both believe. Your daughter posted right ahead of...

Dear Manhattan Tenant There are multiple defenses to the Petition. The earliest method to oppose a Petition, is by a motion to dismiss noticed...